Ending 'East of Suez' : The British Decision to Withdraw from Malaysia and Singapore 1964-1968 (Oxford Historical Monographs)

Pham, P. L.

Oxford University Press（2010/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 276 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780199580361
• DDC分類 959.5051

基本説明

Provides a detailed and comprehensive examination of the British policy process leading up to the final decision to withdraw.

Full Description

In 1964 Britain's defence presence in Malaysia and Singapore was the largest and most expensive component of the country's world-wide role. Yet within three and a half years the Wilson Government had announced that Britain would be withdrawing from its major Southeast Asian bases and abandoning any special military role 'East of Suez'. Drawing upon previously classified government records P.L. Pham examines and explains how the Wilson Government came to this conclusion, one of the most significant decisions in the decline of British global power after the Second World War.

Substantially revising earlier accounts, Pham exposes the inner workings of government, the close but strained relations between the United Kingdom and the United States in the midst of Cold War tensions, and how politicians and policy makers managed the decline of British power, providing an in-depth and comprehensive study of British policy processes of the era.

Contents

Introduction ; PART I: COMPROMISE ; 1. Beginning the Defence Review, October 1964 to June 1965 ; 2. The Perils of Alliance, June to September 1965 ; 3. A Dubious Compromise, October 1965 to February 1966 ; PART II: CONFLICT ; 4. The End of Consensus, March to October 1966 ; 5. From Dissent to Revolt, October 1966 to April 1967 ; 6. The Battle for Withdrawal, April to July 1967 ; PART III: BREAKDOWN ; 7. A Symbolic Sacrifice, July 1967 to January 1968 ; Conclusion ; Bibliography